City House is an italian southern restaurant in Germantown, Nashville.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: 1222 4th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37208
Chef Julia Sullivan's Germantown seafood room in Nashville opened in 2017 with a raw bar, wood-grill program and a wine list built around growers.
OrderHalf-dozen oysters from the daily list, then the wood-grilled whole fish.
TipBrunch on Saturday is the easier seat. Happy hour 17:00-18:00 runs $1 oysters at the bar.
Ford Fry's Atlanta-born seafood concept landed in Nashville's Germantown Hammer Mill in 2023, anchoring a seafood tower programme and Le Loup cocktail lounge.
OrderThe opulent seafood tower for two, plus the wood-grilled fish of the day.
TipSkip the line by booking the bar; downstairs at Le Loup serves the same raw bar with cocktails.
Chef Julia Sullivan's Germantown seafood room in Nashville opened in 2017 with a raw bar, wood-grill program and a wine list built around growers.
OrderHalf-dozen oysters from the daily list, then the wood-grilled whole fish.
TipBrunch on Saturday is the easier seat. Happy hour 17:00-18:00 runs $1 oysters at the bar.
Ford Fry's Atlanta-born seafood concept landed in Nashville's Germantown Hammer Mill in 2023, anchoring a seafood tower programme and Le Loup cocktail lounge.
OrderThe opulent seafood tower for two, plus the wood-grilled fish of the day.
TipSkip the line by booking the bar; downstairs at Le Loup serves the same raw bar with cocktails.
Sean Brock's Rutledge Hill institution in Nashville cooks ingredient-driven Southern food on a wood hearth, run today by chef de cuisine Brian Baxter.
OrderThe cornbread skillet, then whatever the menu lists from the wood hearth.
TipLunch is a quieter seat with the same kitchen. Book the porch in spring; it overlooks downtown.
Sean Brock's East Nashville Appalachian fine-dining room opened 2021, named for his grandmother and in the 2025 Michelin Guide. Sam Jett runs day-to-day.
OrderThe full tasting if you can; otherwise heritage pork from Brock's own farm.
TipClosed Sunday and Monday. June, the upstairs counter, is on hiatus for guest chef sessions in 2026.
Chef Hal Holden-Bache's East Nashville room in Nashville opened in 2012 in a Lockeland Springs corner storefront, running wood-fired pizzas and Southern.
OrderMargherita pizza from the wood oven, the pork chop with redeye gravy.
TipHappy hour 16:00-17:30 runs half-price pizza and pours at the bar; a James Beard nominee for Community Kitchen.
Jake Howell's 38-seat Iberian room in East Nashville off the Gallatin corridor in Nashville. Michelin Bib Gourmand 2025 and a James Beard win for Howell.
OrderThe braised rabbit in garlic broth with piment d'espelette aioli and the oyster croquetas.
TipOpen Thursday to Saturday only with 38 seats. Reservations recommended; bar walk-ins early are the move.
